05668nam 2200733 450 991082239210332120230802004341.01-118-10589-31-283-43218-897866134321861-118-10603-2(CKB)2550000000079344(EBL)693225(OCoLC)775361301(SSID)ssj0000622112(PQKBManifestationID)12223747(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000622112(PQKBWorkID)10638249(PQKB)10055468(MiAaPQ)EBC693225(EXLCZ)99255000000007934420160820h20122012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWorking toward sustainability ethical decision-making in a technological world /Charles Kibert [and four others]Hoboken, New Jersey :John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,2012.©20121 online resource (354 p.)Wiley Series in Sustainable Design ;v.35Includes index.0-470-53972-0 Working toward Sustainability; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; MAKING CONNECTIONS; SHIFTING TOWARD SUSTAINABILITY; THE STRUCTURE OF THIS BOOK; Chapter 1 A Context for Sustainability; THE RATIONALE FOR SUSTAINABILITY; Sustainability Interlude; A Response to a Crisis; CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES; Population and Consumption; Climate Change; Nonrenewable Resource Depletion; Loss of Biodiversity; Overfishing; Eutrophication; Desertification and Acidification; Poverty; Ecosystem Services and Quality of Life; THE ETHICAL CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABILITY; THE THREE-LEG MODEL OF SUSTAINABILITYCONCLUSIONChapter 2 The Technology Challenge; OVERVIEW OF TECHNOLOGY; Defining Technology; A Brief History of Technology; THE TECHNOLOGY PARADOX; Technological Optimism versus Technological Pessimism; Developing a More Nuanced View of the Impacts of Technology; CONSEQUENCES OF TECHNOLOGY; Predicting Consequences of Technology; Reducing the Uncertainty of Technology; Technology Risk Assessment, Acceptance, and Management; ALTERNATIVE, APPROPRIATE, AND SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY; THE ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY; SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS; Chapter 3 Introduction to Ethical ConceptsRELIGIOUS ETHICSCommon Ideals; Views of Human Nature; SECULAR AND PHILOSOPHICAL ETHICAL TRADITIONS; Justice; Deontological Ethics; Rights; Consequentialist Ethics; Objectivism and Ethical Relativism; Objectivism and Relativism in Sustainability; ETHICS AS A TOOL FOR MAKING DECISIONS; Framing Ethical Problems; Conflicting Values; THE THREE LEGS OF SUSTAINABILITY; Social Ethics; Environmental Ethics; Economic Ethics; Integrating the Three Legs; CONCLUSION; Chapter 4 Social Dimensions of Sustainability Ethics; JUSTICE, FAIRNESS, AND RECIPROCITY; The Golden Rule; Ethics of CareDISTRIBUTIONAL PRINCIPLESDistribution in a Just Society; Distributing Disadvantages; EXPLORING INTERDEPENDENCE; Thinking Globally, Acting Locally; Life on Spaceship Earth; Environmental Justice; OBLIGATIONS TO FUTURE GENERATIONS; Intergenerational Justice; A Look Back at Looking Forward; Future Quality of Life; Beyond Seven Generations; CONCLUSION; Chapter 5 Environmental Dimensions of Sustainability Ethics; THE EMERGENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS; The Birth of Modern Environmental Ethics; Environmentalism Becomes Mainstream; Undertones of the Sacred; RELIGION AND ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICSReligion and NatureGreening Religion; ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES IN ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS; Development of Ecology; CARICATURES OF NATURE; A Closer World; CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES IN ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS; Getting the Scale of Ethics Right; Deep Ecology, Ecofeminism, and Social Ecology; Pluralistic Approaches; Bioregionalism; The New Agrarian Movement; ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS AND NONHUMAN ANIMALS; Making a Case for the Individual; Mixed Communities; ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS AND THE ETHICS OF SUSTAINABILITY; Identifying Values; Emphasizing Human Priorities; CONCLUSIONChapter 6 Economic Dimensions of Sustainability EthicsA comprehensive introduction to the ethics of sustainability for empowering professionals and practitioners in many different fields By building the framework for balancing technological developments with their social and environmental effects, sustainable practices have grounded the vision of the green movement for the past few decades. Now deeply rooted in the public conscience, sustainability has put its stamp on various institutions and sectors, from national to local governments, from agriculture to tourism, and from manufacturing to resource management. But until now, the technologicalWiley Series in Sustainable DesignSustainable developmentEnvironmental ethicsEnvironmental economicsSustainable developmentCase studiesEnvironmental ethicsCase studiesEnvironmental economicsCase studiesSustainable development.Environmental ethics.Environmental economics.Sustainable developmentEnvironmental ethicsEnvironmental economics300ARC000000bisacshKibert Charles J1169399MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910822392103321Working toward sustainability4061182UNINA05295nam 2200685 a 450 991096607370332120200520144314.097866110963119781281096319128109631897800805558430080555845(CKB)1000000000410495(EBL)328326(OCoLC)476125589(SSID)ssj0000160795(PQKBManifestationID)12001404(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000160795(PQKBWorkID)10190399(PQKB)11696899(Au-PeEL)EBL328326(CaPaEBR)ebr10204387(OCoLC)935267611(PPN)170254127(FR-PaCSA)88809551(MiAaPQ)EBC328326(FRCYB88809551)88809551(EXLCZ)99100000000041049520071004d2008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrGas turbines a handbook of air, land, and sea applications /Claire Soares1st ed.Amsterdan ;Boston Butterworth-Heinemannc20081 online resource (773 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9780750679695 0750679697 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Cover; Gas Turbines: A Handbook of Air, Land, and Sea Applications; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents; Preface; Introduction; List of Acronyms; Notes to the Reader; About the Author; Chapter 1: Gas Turbines: An Introduction and Applications; Gas Turbines on Land; Direct Drive and Mechanical Drive; Applications Versatility with Land Based Gas Turbines; Aeroengine Gas Turbines; The Relations between Pressure, Volume, and Temperature; Changes in Velocity and Pressure; Airflow; Gas Turbines at Sea; Gas Turbines: Details of Individual ApplicationsMajor Classes of Power Generation Application Automotive Applications; Marine Applications; Aircraft Applications-Propulsion Requirements; Chapter 2: Historical Development of the Gas Turbine; Early History of the Gas Turbines; Land Based Gas Turbine Development Perspective; Switzerland (& Swiss abroad); Germany (& Germans abroad); England (& English abroad); Aircraft Engine Development: A U.S. Perspective; Principles of Jet Propulsion; Methods of Jet Propulsion; Appendices: The Gas Turbine Global Fleet; 2A: Gas Turbine Engines Powering Aircraft2B: Gas Turbines for Elec Gen, Mech Drive, & Marine Power2C: Gas Turbines for APU/GPU Units; 2D: Gas Turbines Powering Missiles/Drones/RPV/UAV; 2E: Gas Turbines Powering On-land/Surface Vehicles; 2F: Gas Turbines Powering Microturbines for Elec Gen; Chapter 3: Gas Turbine Configurations and Heat Cycles; Gas Turbine Configurations; Turbojet with Afterburner and Convergent- Divergent Nozzle; Separate Jets Turbofan; Mixed Turbofan with Afterburner; Ramjet; Simple-Cycle Single-Spool Shaft-Power Engine; Combined Heat and Power; Aeroderivative and Heavyweight Gas TurbinesGas Turbine Cycles: Summarized Theory and Economics Power Generation Gas Turbine, Simple and Combined Cycles; Steam Power Plant Theory Applicable to Combined Cycles and Operating ""Solo"" as Competition to GTs; Steam Turbine Basic Components and Main Systems; Super-critical Systems: Targeting 700+ degC Steam Temperature; Case 1. Advanced Design of Mitsubishi Large Steam Turbines; Combined Cycles and Other GT Cycle Modifications; Combined Cycle Economics; Case 2. An End User/EPC Contractor's Experience with Some of the OEM's Latest Models; Chapter 4: Gas Turbine Major Components and ModulesEconomics Dictates Design Primary Module Basics; Main Modules in a Gas Turbine; Compressors; Combustors; Low NOx Combustors; Flameless (Catalytic) Combustors; Turbines; Chapter 5: Cooling and Load Bearing Systems; Internal Air System; Cooling; Sealing; Control of Bearing Loads; Aircraft Services; Lubrication; Lubricating Systems; Oil System Components; Lubricating Oils; An Operator's Perspective; Chapter 6: Inlets, Exhausts, and Noise Suppression; Gas Turbine Inlet Air Filtration; Inlet Air Filters for the Tropical Environment; Problems Experienced; Offshore Environment Original Design DataThe Initial Filter DesignsThis major reference book offers the professional engineer - and technician - a wealth of useful guidance on nearly every aspect of gas turbine design, installation, operation, maintenance and repair. The author is a noted industry expert, with experience in both civilian and military gas turbines, including close work as a technical consultant for GE and Rolls Royce.Guidance on installation, control, instrumentation/calibration, and maintenance, including lubrication, air seals, bearings, and filters Unique compendium of manufacturer's specifications and performance criteria, incGas-turbinesGas-turbines.621.43/3Soares Claire1626931MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910966073703321Gas turbines4014715UNINA